How to remove end of file names?

Question

I want to rename a lot of files like 1_16_video1.mp4?1578683110081 & 54_127_video7.mp4?168302 to 1_16_video1.mp4 & 54_127_video7.mp4.

How can I rename them?

rename allows the use of regex, but have you haven't said what part you want to rename, and what to. — guiverc, Oct 01 '19 at 07:58
@guiverc I want to remove the numbers after the mp4 suffix. Look at the names precisely. — Mohammad Kholghi, Oct 01 '19 at 08:01

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 01 '19 at 08:10

Using bash for loop and parameter expansion:

for i in *.mp4*; do 
  mv "$i" "${i%\?*}"
done

The parameter expansion is mentioned in the man page as

${parameter%word} Remove matching suffix pattern.

It removes everything after the last ? included.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 02 '19 at 06:48

sudo apt install krusader
sudo apt install krename

start krusader, highlight which files, or 'select all', 'file multirename' , click 'insert part of filename' button, swipe over the part and carefully check if the results are what you want before proceeding.

How to remove end of file names?

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